Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan made the affirmation while
receiving David Rockefeller JR, Chairman of Rockefeller Foundation, in
Hanoi on November 1.

Doan said that the three
areas where Rockefeller Foundation is assisting Vietnam – health,
climate change adaptation and support for AO victims –are aligned with
the country’s priorities.

Supporting AO victims is
a humanitarian issue of Vietnam ’s special concern, she said, adding
that the country has received strong support from the international
community and foreign NGOs in this area.

The Vice
State President expressed her hope that Vietnam would receive more
support from Rockefeller Foundation in future.

David Rockefeller JR said he was impressed by the socio-economic achievements made by Vietnam .

He spoke highly of the Vietnamese Government’s facilitation for
the foundation’s operations and said the foundation would continue its
cooperation and support for Vietnam .

Established in 1913, the New York-based non-profit Rockefeller
Foundation aimed to create opportunities for the socio-economic and
environmental development of poor communities around the world.

Since 2000, the foundation has provided over 6.6 million USD for 64
projects in Vietnam, including a project to improve climate change
adaptation capacity in Da Nang and Can Tho cities and Binh Dinh
province./.